Ice-skate.



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ICE SKATE.

APPLICATION FILED .lUL Y26. I917.

Patented Apr. 16, 1918.

N MZL ilNlilliD STAT a s re ICE-SKATE.

Specification. of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 26, 1917. Serial No. 182,956.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIJAH Misnnnr. Minus, of the town of Wiarton, inthe county of Bruce and Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Ice-Skates; and I herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same.

My invention relates to improvements in ice-skates, its main objectbeing to embody in the structure of the skate, a resilient function,whereby the jarring efiect of the impact of the skate with theunyielding ice surface is practically nullified.

Such improved construction has the beneficial effect of a shockabsorber, which results in a marked conservation of the strength of theskater, and is, therefore, productive of higher individual energy inmaintaining speed and endurance, as the cushioning of the jarring impactlargely tends to eliminate fatigue.

This beneficial effect is particularly advantageous in racing contests,where long or even short distances are to be covered, and the necessityof maintaining high speed is absolutely essential.

To these ends, my invention consists of certain details of construction,all of which will be hereinafter described and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings:

Figure 1, is a side elevation of my improved skate;

Fig. 2, is a central vertical section of one of the sockets with thespring-pressed plunger in engagement therewith;

Fig. 3, is a bottom plan view of one of the plungers; an d,

Fig. 4, is a similar view of one of the sockets.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is the runnerblade having its ends 2, 2,inclined upwardly and inwardly. 3 and 4E are cylindrical socketsextending vertically from the runner-blade and being rigidly connectedthereto, and located on the forward or sole portion of the skate. Thefront socket 3 is also rigidly connected to the end 2 of therunner-blade. 5 is another cylindrical socket at the rear or heelportion of the skate, and being rigidly connected to the runner-blade 1and its end 2.

A cylindrical plunger 8 is provided for each vertical socket 3, and hasat its upper end, the lugs or wings 9, 9, for attachment to the sole andheel plates.

12 is the sole plate rigidly secured to the lugs or wings 9, 9 of thetwo forward plungers, and 13 is the heel plate similarly secured to therear plunger.

14- is a coiled spring having vertical play within each plunger and itssocket, its up per end being rigidly secured to the sole or heel plateand its lower end rigidly secured to the socket floor.

In action, the weight of the skater and the force of impact sends theplungers down in their sockets, against the action of the interposedsprings, which, with the recoil of the springs, imparts a resiliency tothe plun gers, thereby producing the desired effect.

Having thus fully described the nature of my invention, what I claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A spring skate comprising a runner-blade, twin vertical sockets rigidlyconnected to the front portion of the runner-blade, a vertical socketrigidly connected to the rear portion of the runner-blade, hollowplungers having vertical play within the front and rear sockets, a soleplate rigidly connected to the front twin vertical sockets, a heel platerigidly connected to the rear vertical. socket, and springs secured attheir upper ones to the sole and heel plates, and at their lower ends tothe socket floors, and having vertical play within the plunger-s andsockets.

Wiarton, July 16th, 1917.

ELIJAH MISENER MIERS.

Signed in the presence of- S. B. CAMERON, T. E. AUBER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, I). G.

Patented Apr. 16, 1918.

